EAST LONGMEADOW — “The end of one legacy and the beginning of another.” That is how firefighter Ed McCandlish described the Change of Command ceremony hosted by the East Longmeadow Fire Department on March 7, during which retiring Fire Chief Paul Morrisette handed the reins to incoming Chief Christopher Beecher.
Ahead of this year’s St. Patrick’s festiviites in Holyoke, Reminder Publishing sat down with Holyoke Grand Colleen Moira Catherine Reardon and Chicopee Colleen Daiana Torres to discuss their reaction to being named the colleens in their cities, and the journeys that made them into this year’s colleens.
HOLYOKE — On March 6, the Greater Holyoke YMCA hosted its first women’s leadership panel in honor of Women’s History Month.
HOLYOKE — During the Feb. 24 School Committee meeting, interim Superintendent/Receiver Anthony Soto shared a fiscal year 2026 budget projection as well as an update to the future plans of Joesph Metcalf School.
HOLYOKE — On Feb. 26, the city’s Office of Planning and Economic Development hosted the first of two public meetings to discuss the process and progress of a comprehensive wayfinding signage study for the downtown area.
CHICOPEE — At the Feb. 19 School Committee meeting, Caolo and Bieniek Architects Principal and Project Architect Bert Garnder met with the School Committee to give a presentation on potential sites and updates to the Anna E. Barry Elementary project.